The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for left foot disability is denied as there was no prior claim filed.,Service connection for vision disorder, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, right foot disability, upper and lower extremity disabilities, respiratory disability, left shoulder disability, neck disability, back disability, sleep disorder, and erectile dysfunction are all denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit a claim prior to January 15, 2013 for the left foot disability.,VA does not recognize myopia as a disease. The preponderance of evidence shows that the Veteran's vision disorder was not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disability, vision disorder, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, right foot disability, bilateral upper extremity disability to include radiculopathy and neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity disability to include radiculopathy and neuropathy, respiratory disability to include sinusitis, left shoulder disability, neck disability, back disability, sleep disorder, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18132353
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
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